Abstract
IntroductionAmong vascular risk factors we hypothesized that an increased prevalence of diabetes in Hispanics would be associated with greater white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume, which may contribute to cognitive decline.MethodsA total of 1318 participants (60% female; 49% Hispanic, 51% non‐Hispanic White; age 66.2 ± 8.9 years) underwent clinical evaluation and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). WMH volume associations were assessed with age, sex, and ethnicity and then with vascular risk factors in a selective regression model.ResultsWMH volume was greater with older age (P < .0001), Hispanic ethnicity (P = .02), and female sex (P = .049). WMH volume was best predicted by age, diastolic blood pressure, hypertension history, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), white blood cell count, and hematocrit (P < .01 for all). Elevated HbA1c was associated with greater WMH volume among Hispanics (parameter estimate 0.08 ± 0.02, P < .0001) but not non‐Hispanic Whites (parameter estimate 0.02 ± 0.04, P = .5).DiscussionWMH volume was greater in Hispanics, which may be partly explained by increased WMH volume related to elevated HbA1c among Hispanics but not non‐Hispanic Whites.
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